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Fire burns cabanas and shops in town on Mexico’s Pacific coast
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Fire burns cabanas and shops in town on Mexico's Pacific coast
A fire burned more than 60 cabanas and shops in a small tourist town in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca early Friday, but left no casualties, according to Punta Zicatela Mayor Román Valencia said.
A fire of great magnitude recorded during the early hours of this Friday took place with several establishments located in the tourist strip of Punta Zicatela, in the destination of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, causing substantial material damage and leaving total losses in one of the most crowded areas by national and foreign tourists.According to the first reports, the accident began around 1:15 a.m., which generated the immediate mobilization of…
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Fire rakes with the tourist heart of Punta Zicatela in Oaxaca During the early morning hours of March 6, 2026, a fire in Punta Zicatela, Oaxaca, caused a scene of devastation in one of the most visited areas near Puerto Escondido.The fire began at about 01:45 in the morning in this coastal strip belonging to the municipality of Santa María Colotepec, and spread very quickly because many of the constructions were made with palapas and palm roofs,…
What began as an early morning break in Punta Zicatela ended in a tragedy that reduced to ashes about 60 cabins, hostels and shops. After the visual impact of the flames consuming the emblematic palapas of Puerto Escondido, scientific experts have shed light on the origin of the disaster: a failure in the electrical installation of a commercial premises. SEE MORE: He killed his 5 children and then took his life! The father was the one who found …
During the early hours of this Friday, March 6, there was a heavy fire in the area of Punta Zicatela within the municipality of Santa María Colotepec in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, which generated that between 60 and 70 restaurants and tourist places were completely consumed by fire. It was through the different platforms of social networks, that they began to share and disseminate images and videos of the restaurants being consumed by fire, this …
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